Tudor City in New York's Midtown East neighborhood is an interesting place, an enclave of somewhat Tudor-style pre-war apartment buildings and peaceful parks. It also has an interesting history--from what I've heard, the buildings were built to face the city, not the East River, because in the early 20th century the river was home to slaughter-houses.
In my architectural ignorance, I never even thought of that. Makes Tudor City (maybe the very name is oxymoronic) even more strange and interesting than it already is!
Tudor City in New York's Midtown East neighborhood is an interesting place, an enclave of somewhat Tudor-style pre-war apartment buildings and peaceful parks. It also has an interesting history--from what I've heard, the buildings were built to face the city, not the East River, because in the early 20th century the river was home to slaughter-houses.
Tudor city is another great example of that "only in America" mashup of styles, as the actual Tudor style obviously never extended to skyscrapers!
In my architectural ignorance, I never even thought of that. Makes Tudor City (maybe the very name is oxymoronic) even more strange and interesting than it already is!